Participate in Mission race No.12. 1st place
Time: 4'08.713
Driving Missions : Mission 12 : "3 Lap Battle: Laguna Seca"
Venue: Laguna Seca Raceway
Me: Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II '04
Opponent(s):
.. 1 - Dodge VIPER GTS-R Team Oreca '00
.. 2 - Chevrolet Corvette C5R (C5) '00
.. 3 - Chevrolet Camaro LM Race Car '01
.. 4 - Saleen S7 '02
.. 5 - Dodge VIPER GTSR Concept '00
Margin: -0'02.386
+ 250 A-spec Points
+ $10000
Please keep in mind that these are not necessarily my best times (CLICK HERE for my best times/replays). Please refer to these track maps when looking up Turn numbers/names * Special thanks to AMG @ GTPlanet.net for the hard work put in to generate them!!! *
S: + ???
There are 9 seconds on the clock when this Mission starts. The leader is coming through Turn 3, just after the Andretti hairpin.
L1 T1: + 0'18.081
I go off to the right briefly after making Turn 5.
L1 T2: + 0'16.538
I pass the VIPER GTSR Concept coming up the Rahal Straight.
L1 T3: + 0'15.185
I cut the corner of Turn 10 unintentionally, but I manage to keep control and prepare to pass the Saleen heading into the final left hander. I overtake the S7 after exiting Turn 11.
L1 F: + 0'13.294
L2 T1: + 0'10.898
I pass the Camaro on the inside of Turn 6, heading into the Rahal Straight.
L2 T2: + 0'09.051
L2 T3: + 0'06.671
I'm a little too far to the outside coming out of the Rainey Curve (Turn 9). My right side is off track, but I'm not sure whether I'm completely off or not... it's close. My exit from Turn 10 is also wide, and I go off. I settle the car down, and scoot to the right for the final left hander. As I enter the final turn, I'm right on the tail of the Corvette. I bump it from behind, then pass it along the front straight.
L2 F: + 0'05.040
The Team Oreca VIPER is in sight as I begin this lap, but I don't catch up to it until the approach into the Corkscrew.
L3 T1: + 0'03.045
L3 T2: + 0'01.203
Just as I pass T2, my right side goes slightly into the dirt. When I begin my turn-in for Turn 6, the back end steps out and sends me wide for the exit onto the Rahal Straight. I nearly lose it and go completely off, but I maintain an angle that points me back on track. By the time I start my turn for the Corkscrew, I'm on the VIPER's tail and begin the downhill descent. I set up to take away the inside into Rainey Curve, and pass just before crossing T3.
L3 T3: - 0'00.227
Coming out of the final left hander, my steering is weak and I end up going off again to the right. I try to smoothly straighten it out, and avoid the wall along the right...
F: - 0'01.884
I cross the line at 4'08.713, going 130 mph in 4th gear.
Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4560152575674200051
Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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